Hand-crafted in the beautiful harbour village of St Aubin in the island of Jersey, this piece is from the Arcane collection.

Vitrail-KilmoreChurch is inspired by one of the stained glass windows in Kilmore Church, Mull, Scotland.

This piece is hand crafted and mounted in an oak finish wooden frame that measures 17.3cm x 17.3cm. This one is best seen for its iridescent sparkle!

Kilmore’s Church of Mary was built in 1905 on an earlier religious site and is well known for its “pencil tower” similar to those seen in Ireland. The church was renovated in 2004-2005 and is well worth a visit if you are in Mull.

Inside Kilmore Church are seven very striking stained glass windows, one of which reveals a remarkable symbolism. Dating from 1906, one year after the construction of the church, the windows were produced by Stephen Adam, a leading Scottish stained glass artist who died in 1910. This window shows a young man portrayed with the usual features attributed to Jesus with a halo above his head, holding hands with a woman without a halo. The woman is portrayed as pregnant with her girdle painted below her abdomen rather than around her waist. The key to the identity of this woman is made plain by the gospel text immediately below the pregnant woman. It reads: “Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her“. This statement, made by Christ himself, which relates to Mary of Bethany who is often identified with Mary Magdalene.

The image of the church exterior is ©Chris Downer - geograph.org.uk/p/3380100

For more information:

• Mull Historical & Archaeological Society (good information about the church)

• Sacred Connections Scotland (good information about the window)

• Undiscovered Scotland

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